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Around 550 flights arriving and departing from John F Kennedy International Airport -- nearly 42 percent of the total scheduled -- were canceled by 7:00 pm (2400 GMT), along with 700 flights from New Jersey's Newark airport and also from La Guardia, which operates primarily domestic flights, according to the FlightAware flight tracking site. Airports in Boston and Philadelphia were also affected, with almost 20 percent of flights halted. Snowfall -- which was accompanied by thunder and lightning -- varied across the region, and was not expected to last beyond Wednesday. Only a few centimeters had fallen at JFK by the end of the day, but there were up to 30 centimeters in more central New York neighborhoods, and up to 50 centimeters in rural areas of New York state, New Jersey and Connecticut, according to the National Weather Service, which had said it expected more snowfall than previously predicted at around midday. While temperatures were set to remain above freezing, the NWS … [Read more...] about Winter storm hits northeast US, halting over 2,500 flights

NEW YORK - At least five people were killed after a major winter storm pounded the US East Coast on Friday, with strong winds, heavy rain and snow disrupting thousands of flights and forcing the closure of federal government offices in Washington. Waves crash over houses in Massachusetts as a major winter storm strikes the US east coast Coastal flooding alerts were issued from New Jersey to Massachusetts with winter weather advisories, winter storm warnings and high wind warnings in effect from the Northeast to the Mid-Atlantic, the National Weather Service said.Winter Storm Riley dropped more than a foot (30.5 centimeters) of snow in the western and northern parts of New York state, as heavy rain lashed coastal areas. The storm is expected to taper off overnight or by early Saturday.Police in James City County, southern Virginia, confirmed a 44-year-old man was killed when a tree fell on the truck he was traveling in -- while in Chesterfield County, south of Richmond, authorities … [Read more...] about At least 5 dead as storm brings wind, floods, snow to US Northeast

caption The pilot report was unusually graphic. source Reuters/Luke MacGregor Powerful storms throughout the Northeast have led to thousands of delayed and canceled flights today. A pilot report from a flight that landed at Washington Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C., on Friday morning described a horrifying descent that led a large number of passengers to vomit “VERY BUMPY ON DESCENT. PRETTY MUCH EVERY ONE ON THE PLANE THREW UP. PILOTS WERE ON THE VERGE OF THROWING UP,” the pilot wrote. Powerful storms throughout the Northeast have led to thousands of delayed and canceled flights today, but some passengers haven’t been so lucky. A pilot report from a flight that landed at Washington Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C., on Friday morning described a horrifying descent that led a large number of passengers to vomit. “VERY BUMPY ON … [Read more...] about ‘Pretty much everyone on the plane threw up’: Pilot reports horrifying descent during nor’easter storm

caption The flight was delayed for a total of five hours. source Kamil Krzaczynski / Reuters A passenger on United Airlines flight 1640 from Newark to Tampa Bay deployed and used the emergency exit slide while the flight was boarding at Newark Liberty International Airport, according to NBC New York. The man reportedly claimed that he had boarded the wrong flight before he was arrested, but the Port Authority later said the man had boarded the correct flight. The plane was evacuated after the incident and passengers were moved to another plane, CBS News reports. A passenger on United Airlines flight 1640 to Tampa Bay deployed and used the emergency exit slide while the flight was boarding at Newark Liberty International Airport, according to NBC New York. The man reportedly claimed that he had boarded the wrong flight before he was obtained, but the Port Authority later said the man had boarded … [Read more...] about A United passenger was arrested after opening the emergency exit and sliding down the chute while the plane was boarding

ATLANTA: A winter storm that caused at least four deaths in the US South brought record low temperatures on Wednesday to parts of the region, where it coated roads with ice, snapped power lines and prompted public school closures. Frigid temperatures and snow were also forecast for the mid-Atlantic region and much of New England through Thursday. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued winter weather advisories and storm warnings for northern Georgia into Virginia and from Massachusetts to Maine.In Austin, Texas, a vehicle plunged more than 9m off a frozen overpass late on Tuesday, killing a man in his 40s, Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Service said on its Twitter feed.An 82-year-old woman who suffered from dementia was found dead on Wednesday behind her Houston-area home, likely the victim of exposure to the cold, the Harris County Sheriff's Office said.In Georgia, two people were fatally struck by a car that slid on an ice patch near Macon, local media said.At Atlanta's … [Read more...] about Snowstorm, deep freeze leaves 4 dead in US South